ATM

Automatic Teller Machine (ATM)

Once you start building Colonies you will want to buy and sell materials. People will have a much easier time if you have an ATM there.
You will need to put money in the plots cash box and keep money in your bank account. You will have to guarantee the ATM as its owner.

Each ATM transaction is really 4 steps at the same time…

1. Plot’s cash box hands over cash, or takes cash from ATM user
2. ATM user’s cash in hand changes
3. ATM user’s Fleet account is changed
4. Plots owner’s Fleet account is changed

Joe’s Action	Joe cash in hand	Bill's Mine	Joe’s fleet bank	Bill's Fleet account
Start	0	10000	5000	5000
Withdraw 1000cr	1000	9000	4000	6000
Buy 1000cr worth of ore	0	10000	4000	6000
Sell the ore back for 1000cr	1000	9000	4000	6000
Deposit 1000cr	0	10000	5000	5000

Some ATMs have a user fee. You need to keep an eye on them. The ATM owner is charging a fee to cover his having to move money around either to or from the plot to keep the ATM open.
The fees are applied in the direction of the money flow.
If you withdraw cash from an AMT with a fee the withdrawal plus the fee is transferred from your account to the ATM owners account.
If you deposit you need to have your deposit in hand Plus the ATM fee.
Example:
I have 100 cash in hand and want to deposit it all.
The ATM charges 10cr.
I can only deposit 90cr plus the 10cr service fee.
rana 12:07, 19 March 2007 (HKT)